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Just a few weeks ago, the state’s electricity grid manager assured Texans that ample power was available to get through the hot days of summer.
But that forecast was calculated merely on the routinely brutal Texas temperatures, not the hellish chain of record-setting 100-degree-plus days
http://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/editorials/20110804-editorial-texans-save-energy-now-or-pay-a-steeper-price-later.ece
Texans, save energy now or pay a steeper price later
Sounds like a threat....
Of course, once everyone starts conserving, they'll jack up the rates anyway.
In 2006 TXU wanted to build 5 new power plants but the envirowackos including the democratic leaning mayor, Laura Miller, demanding that they be halted. The company was sold and the plants which would be on line now - are not avaiable to help . People forget we are growing and folks from Calif and NYC want a/c not heat stroke - build baby build.